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Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies."
“Needle was Robb and Bran and Rickon, her mother and her father, even Sansa. Needle was Winterfell's grey walls, and the laughter of its people. Needle was the summer snows, Old Nan's stories, the heart tree with its red leaves and scary face, the warm earthy smell of the glass gardens, the sound of the north wind rattling the shutters of her room. Needle was Jon Snow's smile. He used to mess my hair and call me "little sister," she remembered, and suddenly there were tears in her eyes.”
― A Feast for Crows
― A Feast for Crows
“Man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately, in love with suffering...”
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“Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.”
― Divergent
― Divergent
“Now I know that our world is no more permanent than a wave rising on the ocean. Whatever our struggles and triumphs, however we may suffer them, all too soon they bleed into a wash, just like watery ink on paper.”
― Memoirs of a Geisha
― Memoirs of a Geisha
“Always remember, child" her first teacher had impressed on her, "that to think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world. If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral you down into ever-increasing unhappiness. To think good thoughts, however, requires effort. This is one of the things that need disipline –training- is about. So train your mind to dwell on sweet perfumes, the touch of this silk, tender raindrops against the shoji, the curve of the flower arrangement, the tranquillity of dawn. Then, at length, you won't have to make such a great effort and you will be of value to yourself,…”
― Shōgun
― Shōgun
Catalina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Catalina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
34 books
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193 friends
217 books
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231 friends
456 books
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195 friends
360 books
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201 friends
43 books
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260 friends
348 books
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244 friends
238 books
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473 friends
9 books
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43 friends
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Favorite Genres
African American, Biography, Book Club, Children's, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-fiction, Romance, Young-adult, and War
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